Upholsterer&#39;s appliance



Dec` 22, 1931. w. A. GEDRls UPHOLSTERER S APPLIANCE Filed Sept. 17, 1930 Patented Dec. 22, 1931 STAT Unire PATENT] oFFljcEf y' WILLIAM A. GDRIS, F GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN L urnorlsfrnnnns `ArPLiANCn Y `Application. led September 17, 1930. Serial No. 482,472.

This invention relates to upholstery and isV more particularly concerned with an ap? pliance for use by upholsterers for the ready and easy accomplishment of upholstery in V connection with spring upholstered seats such" as are used in automobiles or in chairs or various other articles ofv furniture wherein a. spring structure carried by a suitable rigid base and extending upwardly therefrom is covered with padding yand over all an outer fabric cover is placed and turned Vin at its edges underneath the base and tacked or otherwise permanently secured thereto.

The present invention is directed to a very l5 practical and serviceable'upholsterers appliance and method of performing upholstery' therewith whereby many of the diiiiculties previously encountered Vin upholstering seats, cushion backs and the like for automobiles and articles of furniture are eliminated and the process rendered much more Veasy to-at construction shown in Fig. l' at onecorner thereon and 8 is a perspective view of L,the appliance which I have inventedLa number of which are to be used in thejnewfmethod of upholstery which is carried out with the use of said appliance.

' Like reference characters refer to like parts in the different figures of the drawing.

In upholstering a seat, back or the like of the character noted, a suitable die plate l is formed at its upper side with a recess to rei ceive the cover rabric 2 used to cover the seat or other articles upholstered, andl Vover the fabric located 1n the recess of the die the usual padding 3 is placed. Upholstering a seat is performed by inverting the spring structure 'Y thereof above the padding. Thel spring structure'includes av wire frame 4; to which the upper ends of the springs, indicated at 5, f

.are suitably connected, the lower ends of the springs` having any conventional attachment"- to a base 6, usually of wood which, on its upper side and adjacent its edges is provided Y i with-frame members 7. In the inverted posi-k tionof the springstructure the frame 4 and the upper" ends of the springs 5 bear against y thepadding 3 andthe ybase 6 `is locatedpoverf the entire constr'uctionand over the springs 5, it being designed so thatthe sides'of the i fabric 2, extending upwardly, may have its edge base, thatis, the upper vside thereof,r when in inverted position as shown in Figi l, secured thereto by tacks or suitable securing; devices.

I-Ieretofore'itV has been diliicult to properly j locate the base 6 andlpush itdown'evenlyL against the Vsprings 5, which are compressed',` and evenly position the base and bring the edges ofthe fabric inward even distances so as to produce al properlyinished and com-f i plete ob.

In my invention openings 8 vare made .through the base 6 preferably one near each` corner of the base,through' which the `device of my invention is to be insertedni Said de 4 vice includes a rodvof metal flattened atene' end portionas indicatedat 9 to lie inahoris' zontal planeffromV which al spacing and sup?4 porting pin l0 securedthereto reirtendsl'ip-V` wardly. i The rod includesa curved section 11 in thesame horizontal plane with 4the flat-M tened p'ortion9 whichis' bent to extendV up# wardly and terminates in a verticalportion 12. At the upperendof the part 12 aplate 1?v of theA size' such j that it will notpass y throughy the, opening 8 is secured.v A `plu;v

scribed, lare associated withthe baseJ`4 plate v6.` at the openings 8,1thepinsl0 and the sectionsf 9, 1l and 12ofthegrod being passed through said openings.,V The horizontal sections9.,are`I designedV to bear against the upperside ofthe frame Llor theadjacentcoils rof the springs 5, withthe supporting andl spacing pins positioned' vertically and extending upwardly n toward, and Vdirectly under frame niernf` rwe ralityof these appliances, constructed 'as de l bers 7. Y The plates 13 liey against theV upper side'of the base 6 as shown in Fig. l.

With one of these appliances located at each corner of the base and passing throughV the vopenings 8, as described,v on forcing the base member 6 downward the springs. 5 willv be compressed and the basejmember 6 will be supported YYat 'allcorners and held in proper position due to the spacing and supporting Ypins 10.' :And the horizontal Yportions-9 will rest against and be supported by the intervenying wire coilsA directly positioned against the padding. The edge portions 14 of the fabric may thenbe'turned inwardly and tacked.V in place by means of tacksV or brads 15. Apressing head 1610i any other suitable instrumentality may be used to .exert-'presy sure iipon the base member. 6, as shownin Fig. l, for compressing the. springs .and lowering thefbasewplate .to its proper position Where it will be supported and properly spaced at its corners-by the-piiislmandit isv preferred that the pressing head be of suflicient sizefto extend over Yand bear against theplatesflSfOf the devices to press them againstthe surfacejof. theV base 6 and hold them in place. After the fabric edge portions lt have been tacked inv place the up-` holst'ering `devices may be withdrawn through said openings. 8 for use in subsequent operations. Y

The construction-of upholstering devices described andthe method of using the same has been provedV yeryfpractical and satisfactory.. Not only is thebase member Y6 uniformly positioned with-respect to lthe padding '3 but the support given thereto by the Y Vertical pins l makes itmuch easier-'to tack the covering fabricY le in place than would `be'the caseif the base was supported only by the yielding springs as heretoforel It -is further evident that'greater .uniformityin the inished-productis obtained and that the skill-,of the `upliolsterer isis not needed to be relied upon so much as heretofore in properlydrawingthe fabric edge Yportions 14' inwardlyv and taclringtheni in proper posiy tions.rv "The .invention'isddefined inthe appended claims randis tobe eonsidered vcomprehensiveY of. all. forms of structure. coming withintheir scope. .g 1 y .I'clai'mz "lf 1An`. upholsterei"s `appliance comprising;y n, 'anjintermediate member having. a vertical v13a-'neit tal plane and terminating in a iattened portion,'a spacing and supporting member attached to and extending upwardly Yfrom and adjacent the end of said `flattened portion,

vand av member havingra fiat horizontal undern side secured at the upper end of said vertical end portion of the intermediate member.

3. An upholsterers appliance comprising, an intermediate` member formed from a length of metal rod witha Verticalportion at 'oneend, thelower end of the'samebeing bent at right angles'to the vertical portion to lie in a horizontalA plane5 vsaid part lying in a horizontal planebeing flattened at its 'free end and curyedsi'ibstantially in the arc of a circle, a verticaljspacing `Vand supporting member attached to and extending upwardly .fromthe free end flattened part of said horizontal portion, and a member having a horizontal fiat under surface secured to the upper end of said verticalportion of the intermediate member. y

4. upholsterers appliance comprising, an intermediate member yhaving a `Vertical portion at o ne end and a flattenedportion located in a horizontal plane extending from n the lower endv of said Vertical portion, said flattened portion adjacent its free end having an upwardly extending vvertical spacing and supporting memberthe` upper,.end of which in a lower plane than the upper end Vof said vVertical end portion ofthe interme-` diate member, anda platehaving a horizontal'flat Aunder surfacer attached tothe upper `end of vsaid Vertical portion .of the interme- Vspacingmember located at a side of said horizontal supporting member and a member eX- intY tendingv between Vsaid supporting Vinenfiber f and said spacing member thereby connecting *them together in their respective. positions. Y n testimony whereof I afx my signature.

WILLIAM A. miniers.

portionatone end and a horizontal `portion extendingV from vsaid vertical end portion, Va

A-Vertical spacing pin attached to and 'extend- A n ing'upwardly froml said horizontal V'portion lee jend of `s alidl Vyertical mediate'member.

and ahorizontalplate secured tothe upper rvend portion of the -inter-`- 2.*An upholsterers device comprising,` an intermediate member'having' a Verticall end .portion the lowerend of which is bent'at. .rightangles' to lie substantially'in a horizon- Y 

